No Place To Be (CD/DVD)

Matisyahu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 26, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000K7UFYE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #59 in Music > Folk > Jewish & Yiddish Music

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light) - studio version recorded with Sly & Robbie

2. Chop 'Em Down - studio version produced by Bill Laswell

3. Warrior - studio version produced by Bill Laswell

4. Message In A Bottle - studio version recorded with Sly & Robbie

5. Jerusalem (Swisha House Mix)

6. Youth (Small Stars Remix)

7. Message In A Bottle (Dub Version by Bill Laswell)

Disc: 2

1. Rastaman Chant [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

2. Lord Raise Me Up [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

3. Dispatch The Troops [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

4. Close My Eyes [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

5. Warrior [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

6. Exaltation [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

7. Chop 'Em Down [ DVD-Live in Israel ]

8. Late Night In Zion [ DVD- Live In Israel ]

9. Ancient Lullaby [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

10. King Without A Crown [ DVD-Live In Israel ]

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Matisyahu No Place To Be CD + bonus DVD package CD contains 7 new tracks, including "Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light)" and "Message In A Bottle" recorded with Sly & Robbie. The bonus 'Live in Israel' DVD contains a live show shot in Tel Aviv, intercut with interviews and street performances from Jerusalem. It also includes the new music video for "Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light)." DVD length: approx 90 minutes.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Place To Start, February 7, 2007

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Ernest Osborne (Rollinsford, NH) - See all my reviews
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It's possible I've been spoiled by Youth, then backwards to Live at Stubbs, and most recently a spectacular live show mid-December '06 in Boston. Though I felt excited enough upon opening No Place To Be, my anticipation wasn't quite immediately rewarded.

About the CD: I never have much cared for the included version of Jersusalem no matter that it features "riddim" legends Sly and Robbie. To me, this take lacks the warmth of Youth's Jerusalem and sounds a bit rushed, as if Matisyahu's laboring to keep up with the band. Chop 'Em Down felt pretty good as to a certain extent did Message In A Bottle. But the remixes mostly lost me. I can't decide which sounds more horrid--the brutal Jerusalem Swisha House remix with its mechanically slurred vocals, or the downright ugly Youth Small Stars remix which swallows this great song in an utter dance club mess suited only for decadent, gyrating flesh at some babylonian golden calf-worship. I can't bring myself to play either of these two remixes for my girlfriend, who adores Matisyahu's music like I do. I feel the need to protect her from them. I'm left wondering if Matthew Miller personally approved such bad taste?

To my profound relief, the DVD arrives to rescue No Place To Be, though the redemption takes a little while to kick in as Matisyahu's vocals sound a bit flat at first and his energy takes a while to build. I at first missed the added keyboard and percussion players present at that wonderful Boston show, but Matisyahu's core band of bass/drum/guitar players on the DVD are ridiculously talented enough to well-fill out any sound. The performance and excitement wonderfully does build, with between-song interviews with Matisyahu and his players, and "unplugged" versions of Matisyahu music performed by the band seated and serene in some Jerusalem ruin. I'd love to see an entire DVD of such acoustic Matisyahu. Unfortunately, the end credits roll over the final, unplugged "What I'm Fighting For", but compared with the CD, the credits can roll over what ever they want to on this fine DVD.

I nearly gave this package three stars; but despite those nearly sickening remixes it deserves four. If you're new to Matisyahu, the CD renders this release "No Place To Start" unless you just put the CD away someplace and don't listen to it until you've heard the DVD, Youth and Live At Stubbs a dozen or so times each. I just wouldn't want anybody getting the wrong idea, you know? Not only is Matisyahu that good, but he's "going places" I wouldn't want anybody to miss out on because of some music producer's bad judgement.

Rock On.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mismarketed, February 18, 2007

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Louise Marquis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Place To Be (CD/DVD) (Audio CD)

This package is marketed as a new CD with a bonus DVD. The CD has 7 remixes of 5 songs, 4 of which are better on Matisyahu's previous CDs. And right in the middle is the horrible Swisha House destruction of "Jerusalem". In other words, this CD is a dud when compared to the earlier releases. The 4 stars are all for the DVD. It includes a complete live concert in Tel Aviv, plus interviews and casual scenes of Matisyahu with his band and wife and baby son in Jerusalem. The music is great and the rest gives us an opportunity to get to know him a little. There is also an artfully done music video of "Jerusalem" which is a good antidote for the pain inflicted by the Swisha House mix. This package should have been marketed as a great DVD with a free remix CD, or the DVD could have been sold by itself for the same price.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Package, December 30, 2006

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To Be Simple - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Place To Be (CD/DVD) (Audio CD)

The CD has 7 songs on it, and they are all excellent except for the "Swisha House Mix" of Jersualem. It is bad to the point of being unlistenable. Fortunately the CD kicks off with a kicking version of the same song. Since there are only 7 songs on the CD I knocked off a star due to the horrid nature of one of the songs.

The DVD is what makes this package so nice. The live concert is longer than I thought it would be. The sound quality is good. Matisyahu has incredible stage presence. The reason the man has such a strong following is that his live shows are becoming legendary. He is one of the more commanding live artists I have seen.

I cannot wait for Matisyahu's next full studio album. Virtually everything this guy puts out is golden. Big up!